Moving an entire city only makes sense if the people who live
there will follow. That’s why the project team leading the relocation of a small Swedish town is making every move with its
23,000 residents in mind. Moving the town is necessary. Staying
put would mean that the world’s largest iron-ore mine would
gradually swallow parts of Kiruna.

Although Kiruna, Sweden is being relocated just 2 miles ( 3. 2
kilometers) down the road, project managers are determined
to make the transition as smooth as possible. Comprehensive
strategies to manage stakeholders and risk are at the core of a
17-year, € 2. 5 billion planning and construction project that’s
scheduled to be completed in 2023.

In Sweden,
project managers
take a people-first approach to
relocating
a town.